mekka okereke 1d ago

The saltiness of this headline, the uncritical rebroadcast of Sneider, and the fact that the author is named "Fisher Jack," and doesn't include a profile pic, but does say that they have a "passion for amplifying Black voices," tells me exactly what we're dealing with here.

https://eurweb.com/michael-b-jordan-miami-vice-salary/

Michael B. Jordan Wants $18 Million for 'Miami Vice' Reboot—Because Oscars Cost Extra | VIDEO | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More

The 'Miami Vice' reboot is in jeopardy after Jordan’s reported $18 million salary demand. Get that bag or kill the project?

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Show threadmekka okereke 1d ago

Some people genuinely get angry at seeing a Black person get paid what they're worth.🤷🏿‍♂️

Some people genuinely enjoyed college football more, when they knew that the Black kids were smashing their heads into each other for free.

Let's see if I'm right:

At some point in the next few days, Black entertainment reporters, including several woman, will cover this same story. Let's see if there's a difference in how they frame the story versus how these two dudes talked about it.

If I'm right, then you have your answer to the question of why megastars like Denzel Washington and Beyoncé so often require that Black media journalists be included in their press events.

👴🏻"Hey no fair! How come that little blogger got into the event! I write for Mega Corp! Reverse racism!🤡"

Show threadmekka okereke 1d ago

The whole conversation is silly anyway.

Jared Leto reportedly got $15 million for Tron Ares.🤡

$15M!

Jared.

Leto.

Y'all giving Morbius $15M, so why was the conversation for MBJ at $5M anyway?

Sinners made almost half a billion dollars, and he was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar before he won.

https://youtube.com/shorts/rqMfuhiAL2M

Fat Joe - Yesterday's price is not today's price 🤣🤣 #fatjoe

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Show threadmekka okereke 1d ago

Will Smith's Bad Boys franchise made ~$1.3B.

Michael B Jordan is a real action star.

They're going to pay MBJ $18M, put him in sunglasses, a tank top, a shirt with the buttons opened, and a sports car, do some car chases and shootouts around Miami, and make 2 billion dollars🤷🏿‍♂️

$18M is ~$1% of that

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv554B7YHk4

Creed - Official Trailer [HD]

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Show threadLimnetic Villains

@mekkaokereke

Counterpoint, all of hollywood is overpaid, all these films are wasteful and the costs involved are ridiculous.

Mar 22 at 2:51pmWeb
Show threadOblomov1d ago
@limneticvillains @mekkaokereke how is that a counterpoint when the whole point is that media seem to complain only when the personality is Black?
Show threadmekka okereke 1d ago

@oblomov @limneticvillains

That too.

Show threadLimnetic Villains1d ago
@oblomov @mekkaokereke You don't think that's a valid response? Ok.
Show threadOblomov1d ago
@limneticvillains @mekkaokereke the comment per se is valid, it's just not a counterpoint
Show threadLimnetic Villains1d ago
@oblomov @mekkaokereke Well to be ultra clear, fuck racism, fuck racists and fuck Hollywood.
Show threadThad1d ago
@limneticvillains Okay. And that's an argument in favor of the article's premise that Michael B Jordan should just accept less money for the same role in what way?
Show threadLimnetic Villains1d ago
@Thad yes
Show threadThad1d ago

@limneticvillains Your answer to the question "in what way" is "yes"?

I guess you don't have to be cogent or coherent when you're shilling for the ownership class.

Show threadLimnetic Villains1d ago
@Thad yes
Show threadTed Mielczarek1d ago
@limneticvillains @mekkaokereke everyone involved in making a Hollywood movie has a union, so making a movie means hundreds of people (maybe more, just look at the credits of any recent film) get paid a living wage for several months of work. I genuinely think that the movie industry is not that bad as far as capitalist enterprises go.